'SNL' looks for black women, but what about other minorities?

CaptionLizzy Caplan | Showtime's 'Masters of Sex'

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Her role: Set in the 1950s Eisenhower era, the drama follows Caplan as she portrays arousal analyst Virginia Johnson. Twice-divorced and a single mom, Caplan's character researches alongside the brilliant and curious Dr. William Masters, played by actor Michael Sheen. The pair are ultimately credited as the pioneers of human sexuality, unleashing the sexual revolution of the 1960s. Where we've seen her before: Caplan played outcast and friend to Lindsay Lohan in the film "Mean Girls." On television, she's known for her small but recurring roles on "New Girl" and "True Blood."

Her role: Set in the 1950s Eisenhower era, the drama follows Caplan as she portrays arousal analyst Virginia Johnson. Twice-divorced and a single mom, Caplan's character researches alongside the brilliant and curious Dr. William Masters, played by actor Michael Sheen. The pair are ultimately credited as the pioneers of human sexuality, unleashing the sexual revolution of the 1960s. Where we've seen her before: Caplan played outcast and friend to Lindsay Lohan in the film "Mean Girls." On television, she's known for her small but recurring roles on "New Girl" and "True Blood." (Craig Blankenhorn / Showtime)

Her role: As Det. Amy Santiago, Fumero navigates a New York City precinct alongside a wise-cracking Andy Samberg and precinct chief Andre Braugher in this action-comedy. Her character is confident, but super-competitive, with a goal to rack up more arrests than Samberg. Where we've seen her before: For four-and-a-half years, Fumero played a love-at-first-sight, smitten teen on the soap opera "One Life to Live." Other television credits include stints on "Gossip Girl" and "CSI: NY."

Her role: As Det. Amy Santiago, Fumero navigates a New York City precinct alongside a wise-cracking Andy Samberg and precinct chief Andre Braugher in this action-comedy. Her character is confident, but super-competitive, with a goal to rack up more arrests than Samberg. Where we've seen her before: For four-and-a-half years, Fumero played a love-at-first-sight, smitten teen on the soap opera "One Life to Live." Other television credits include stints on "Gossip Girl" and "CSI: NY." (Fox)

The veteran series sponsored a showcase exclusively for black women last week at the Groundlings Theatre and held another showcase in New York, although sources declined to say whether that it was also for black women exclusively. At least one additional showcase will be held.

The search has commenced after cast member Jay Pharoah complained in October that the show was too white.

Lorne Michaels, creator of the series, has said finding a black woman for the cast is a "priority."

Although the show appears to be moving forward with trying to add a black woman, it remains to be seen whether the current effort is more than a stopgap attempt to silence critics or if more efforts are underway to add other ethnic minorities besides African Americans to the predominantly white cast.

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